Politics, for most Americans, is not an everyday-life issue. It is not something that affects you personally. That is why these demonstrations are so interesting, because what it shows is that immigration is not an academic issue; it is a genuine issue on the Hispanic immigrant side. You are talking about your friends, relatives, neighbors. |
Simple demographics. There's going to be more than five and a half million Latino voters voting in November. |
That doesn't surprise me. These are businesses catering to the new ethnic enclaves. |
There is a lot of overacting on Spanish TV, too, ... Maybe that will make the transition easier. |
There is also safety in numbers. |
These are micro-entrepreneurs. . . . With the economy slowing down, when regular jobs shrink, people turn to starting their own business. I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but you can't accept these uncritically. |
This is a symbolic closing of the gap that had developed for the last six years under the previous administration. |
What the marches have done is give a human face to the immigration issue in the United States today. |